When first published in 1980, Dialectology broke new ground by giving an integrated account of the social and regional aspects of dialectology. In this updated edition, the authors offer new sections on dialectometry and mapping variability, as well as updates of recent developments. The book examines dialectology in its widest sense, as the study of the way language, dialect and accent vary from place to place, social group to social group and time to time. As a comprehensive account of all aspects of dialectology this new edition makes an ideal introduction to the subject.
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'The book can, and without doubt will, serve as a valuable introduction to the field of dialectology, its basic notions, methodology and lines of future development to numerous students of disciplines related to either linguistics or social studies.' The Linguist
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When first published in 1980, Dialectology broke new ground by giving an integrated account of the social and regional aspects of dialectology. In this updated edition, the authors offer new sections on dialectometry and mapping variability, as well as updates of recent developments.The book examines dialectology in its widest sense, as the study of the way language, dialect and accent varies from place to place, social group to social group and time to time. As a comprehensive account of all aspects of dialectology this new edition makes an ideal introduction to the subject.
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I still pull this off the shelf now and then, ten years after taking the course that I bought it for. The title is a bit of an understatement--it covers not just traditional dialectology, but sociolinguistics, as well. It's very readable, and a good introduction to the field(s).
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This is the essential textbook in this particular area of linguistics. I recommend this in tandem with Clive Uptons Excellent Atlas of English Dialects. An interesting book for even the casual reader. This was a set text at my university for the course on Dialectology.
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Dialectology, obviously, is the study of dialect and dialects. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fudged lects, generative dialectology, grammatical isoglosses, mixed lects, default singulars, urban dialectology, polylectal grammars, structural dialectology, possible lects, traditional dialectology, dialect continua, dialect geography, linguistic atlas, dialect continuum, interpretive map, ten informants, linguistic diffusion, dialect data, lexical diffusion, dialect surveys, atlas linguistique, lexical correspondences, covert prestige, linguistic variability, implicational relationships Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
East Anglia, United States, New York City, New England, Jamaican Creole, English English, North America, Basic Material, Middle English, Style Fig, American English, Golden Horseshoe, London Map, Low German, The Hammer, British English, High German, Edmond Edmont, Norwich English, Rock Island, Survey of Scottish Dialects, West Germanic, West Indian New!
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Dialectology, obviously, is the study of dialect and dialects. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
fudged lects, generative dialectology, grammatical isoglosses, mixed lects, default singulars, urban dialectology, polylectal grammars, structural dialectology, possible lects, traditional dialectology, dialect continua, dialect geography, linguistic atlas, dialect continuum, interpretive map, ten informants, linguistic diffusion, dialect data, lexical diffusion, dialect surveys, atlas linguistique, lexical correspondences, covert prestige, linguistic variability, implicational relationships Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
East Anglia, United States, New York City, New England, Jamaican Creole, English English, North America, Basic Material, Middle English, Style Fig, American English, Golden Horseshoe, London Map, Low German, The Hammer, British English, High German, Edmond Edmont, Norwich English, Rock Island, Survey of Scottish Dialects, West Germanic, West Indian New!
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- Linguistic Atlas of the Gulf States: Handbook v. 1 by Lee Pederson on page 18, page 31, and Back Matter
- Survey Eng Dialects-Introdctn by Michael V. Barry on page 19, and Index
- Studies in Linguistic Geography: The Dialects of English in Britain and Ireland by John M. Kirk in Back Matter
- Variation in an English Dialect: A Sociolinguistic Study (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics) by Jenny Cheshire in Back Matter
- Survey of English Dialects on CD-ROM by Pam Meecham in Back Matter
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